# Which Asian country was 'worse:' WWII Japan or modern North Korea?

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**Created:** [February 23, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-asian-country-was-worse-wwii-japan-or-modern-north-korea/746873 "2016-02-23T12:19:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-asian-country-was-worse-wwii-japan-or-modern-north-korea/746873/22 "2016-02-25T22:58:16Z")

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> [@Velocity](#):
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> Am I reading this correctly? 1995 Japan was more despicable than 1995 North Korea?

They were such arrogant snots back in the days of Japan, Inc. Are you too young to remember Americans being described as “fat and lazy?”

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